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GRI publishes linkage document for EU ESG directive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... and a new European Union directive that mandates companies to report on non-financial sustainability issues. Under legislation approved by the European Council last year, companies with more than 500 employees must now use a report or explain approach ...

Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... United States has Dodd-Frank Act section 1504, which demands similar disclosures. With Canada adopting similar its legislation, the transparency laws cover "around 70% of the value of extractive companies in the world's major capital markets, including ...

Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... previous Labor government, Combet played a central role in the development and passage of the Clean Energy Future legislation which brought in the carbon price at AU$23/tonne. Combet said that regulation of carbon emissions is more expensive than cap ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... the manufacture and/or production of coal, based on 33% material threshold, LGS said at the time. Regulations and legislation are changing the way companies and asset owners report on carbon emissions and exposures to future carbon emission liabilities ...

Direct Action Plan, Emissions Reduction Fund approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
The Direct Action Plan legislation that passed the Senate this week contains amendments that will extend the contract period for abatement activities and establishes a safeguard mechanism, according to Norton Rose Fulbright. Elisa de Wit, partner, Norton ...

Australian companies still lag on anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... place now, and from a practical perspective, Australian companies that do business with companies subject to the UK legislation now have to answer questions about their anti-corruption policies. Because they work into the supply chain of a UK organisation ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... expanded to include commercial property in the US, and currently, 30 states and the District of Colombia have PACE legislation in place. In the US, there have been 168 commercial projects completed with a value of US$33 million, according to PACE Now ...

ACSI: CEO pay, termination pay drop for FY13

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... generally respond," Hagart said. "It seems boards and investors have, together, used the changes to termination payments legislation to drive down the aggregate costs to shareholders of executive departures. An important parallel effect has been better ...

Australian Forestry Standard releases supply chain standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... logged timber, or face prosecution and heavy fines," AFS said. "Businesses must comply with the various illegal logging legislation that's coming in," Stanton said. "There's the EU Timber Regulation that's been in place in the [European Union] for the ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... recent move by the Philippines to increase their tax on tobacco, or the risk that developing countries will adopt legislation similar to Australia and other companies, curtailing advertising or moving towards plain packaging. Further risks include litigation ...